Researchers Print Human Tissue…with Lego
Sourcing human tissue samples for scientific research is becoming increasingly challenging due to limited supply and restricted availability. To address this issue, a... read more »
3D bio printing of human tissue has been around since the early two-thousands. Nowadays scientists are in the midst of moving from printing tiny sheets of tissue to entire 3D organs. 3Dprinting.com will keep you informed of the latest developments in the bio printing industry.
Sourcing human tissue samples for scientific research is becoming increasingly challenging due to limited supply and restricted availability. To address this issue, a... read more »
Breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy procedures often face challenges in finding suitable solutions to restore the nipple area. This absence of... read more »
Bioengineers at Columbia University have developed a new way to grow engineered skin in three-dimensional shapes, which has many benefits for skin grafts.... read more »
Living organs for medical experimentation are pretty hard to come by, on account of human beings actually using them on a day to... read more »
Researchers from Hyderabad in India have successfully transplanted a 3D printed cornea onto a rabbit, which will pave the way for transplants onto... read more »
3D Systems and their collaborators at United Therapeutics have released an update on their 3D printed lungs at the LIFE ITSELF Conference in... read more »
Researchers have figured out a way of fusing polymers using "sonochemical reactions". Unless you're a researcher in that field, or adjacent fields, it's... read more »
New York-based company 3DBio Therapeutics has announced the successful implant of a 3D printed ear onto a patient suffering from microtia, a condition... read more »
It has been a while since we have covered anything in the domain of bioprinting. It’s not that we don’t like writing about... read more »
NASA started a competition in 2016 challenging entrants to “create thick, vascularized human organ tissue in an in-vitro environment to advance research and... read more »
Last month, 3D Systems announced the acquisition of bioprinter manufacturer Allevi. It is the latest in a series of moves by the company... read more »
Earlier this year 3D Systems announced that they would be stepping up their efforts in the realm of bioprinting, in particular they intend... read more »
While many researchers have long been investigating a method for bioprinting a heart, this year has marked some stunning breakthroughs. Most notably scientists... read more »
While journeys through space require a lot of resources, there's only so much space missions can carry. This makes it especially difficult to... read more »
Tokyo-headquartered digital technology company Ricoh has partnered with Baltimore-based stem cell research firm Elixirgen Scientific to develop new biomedical products and services that... read more »
Aleph Objects, the makers of the LulzBot 3D printers is moving into a different sphere of additive manufacturing. In collaboration with Carnegie Melon... read more »
Although the days of fully 3D printed organs are not here yet, every day medical researchers inch closer. Previously, Tel Aviv University developed... read more »
With all the advances in bioprinting, there are distinct limitations most researchers are facing. Even with advanced organ recreations like a functional 3D... read more »
In a landmark achievement, Tel Aviv University have 3D printed a small heart using human tissue. While the organ itself is smaller than one... read more »
Researchers at Rice, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a 3D printed... read more »